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(N0 C- M. CHAMBLIN No. 454,331. Patented June 16,1891.

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CHARLES M. OHAMBLIN, OF N EVTON, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO ALVING. MATTHEVS, OF SAME PLACE.

BURIAL APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 454,331, dated J une16, 1891t Application tiled November 3, 1890. Serial No. 370,233.

To all whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, CHARLEs M. CHAMBLIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newton, in the county of Jasper and State of Illinois, haveinvented a new and useful coffin attachment to be attached to the bottomof coins and burial-Gaskets for greater convenience in loweringthelninto graves, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in con attachments; and its objectis to provide an attachmentby means of which cofins and burial-Gasketsmaybe more conveniently lowered to their places in the grave. Iattanthis object by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawing, inwhich the ligure represents a portion of the bottom and side of acotti-n or burial-casket with device attached as it appears ready foruse.

The attachment consists of a plate A, with a boss B for holding thecoffin or casket ott of the bottom of the box, and slot C, in which thehook E, attached to the end of a cord or a (No model.)

strap, is inserted. Four of the plates are fastened by means of a screwD, passing through the boss B to the bottom of the coffin or casket, twoon each side, one near the head and one near the foot -of the coihn orcasket.

The coffin or casket may be lowered with a burial windlass or by hand.When the coffin is lowered to its place in the grave, the hook

